Coroner: Man dies in wreck after pursuit by police

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal wreck that happened Monday afternoon.

According to Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis, Cleve P. Phillips, 68, of Walhalla died after he lost control of his pickup truck on the gravel portion of Oconee Station Road, struck an embankment and overturned.

The collision is being investigated at this time by the SC Highway Patrol. Philips had been previously pursued by a Walhalla Police officer attempting to make a traffic stop on West Main Street in Walhalla for a reported speeding violation at 2:40 p.m., said Addis.

According to Addis, the pursuit had stopped; "however the police officer continued to follow the path of this vehicle awaiting the Sheriff’s Department or Highway Patrol assistance."

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